The Portolan

Issue #67 - Winter 2006

 ARTICLES

Mapping the Peace: American Cartographers and Statemakers at Versailles by Patrick McLaughlin

Royal Thai Maps of the Nineteenth Century by Eugene Scheel

Mapping Persia by Cyrus Alai

Rare Map Cataloging: A Case of Special Considerations by Joel Kovarsky and Maryke Barber

Klondike Road Maps: Selling Comfort and Convenience on the Route(s) to the Gold Fields by Ian Burnette

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

A regular feature in The Portolan, this is a bibliographic listing of articles and books appearing worldwide on antique maps and globes and the history of cartography. By Eric W. Wolf.

BOOK REVIEWS

Northern Eurasia in Medieval Cartography (Reviewer: Evelyn Edson)

Cartographies of Travel and Navigation (Reviewer: John Cloud)

SHORTER ITEMS

1. Washington Map Society Meetings, January - May 2007

2. President’s Winter Letter, by William A. Stanley

3. Exhibitions and Meetings

4. Map Site Seeing

5. Letters to the Editor

6. 2006 Ristow Prize Winners Announced

7. 2007 Ristow Prize Competition

8. Ten Key Points for Map Collectors, by Rodney Shirley

9. WMS Annual Business Meeting, April 20, 2006, by Steven J. Vogel

10. Tenth Anniversary of www.washmap.org by John W. Docktor

11. 22nd ICHC Takes Shape in Berne by Bert Johnson

12. Spotlight on the WMS Membership – Kris Butler, Bert Johnson, Barry Ruderman

13. Cartographic Notes, by Thomas F. Sander